Lower than a month in the past, Mississippi State introduced that it might title its new English Bulldog mascot after Dak Prescott.
The Cowboys quarterback was readily available for Mississippi State’s spring sport Saturday to introduce the mascot in Starkville. To mark the mascot’s official arrival, Prescott helped with the passing of the harness from Jak to Dak.
Dak the bulldog is often known as Bully XXII.
Nobody higher to alter the harness from Jak to Dak than Dak Prescott himself pic.twitter.com/KvJsFYsYyW
— Grace Ybarra (@gnybarra) April 15, 2023
“This place has at all times been dwelling to me since I got here right here at 17 years outdated,” Prescott mentioned in a college assertion. “Having the ability to come again dwelling, see folks that you simply love and simply get this sense — simply the euphoria of it alone is one thing particular.”
Earlier than Prescott landed in Dallas by the 2016 NFL draft, he turned a widely known determine at Mississippi State. He owns 38 college data and led this system to its first-ever No. 1 AP rating in 2014. Prescott was additionally a two-time All-American choice.
When the Dawgs come dwelling 👊#HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/ap4r20WFgt
— Mississippi State Soccer (@HailStateFB) April 15, 2023
He wasn’t the one NFL participant in attendance for the varsity’s spring sport, as Titans defensive sort out Jeffery Simmons and Chiefs linebacker Willie Homosexual Jr. additionally joined in.
Prescott will enter his eighth season with the Cowboys and has two years left on his four-year, $160 million contract.
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